Alexander Jannaeus

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Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.

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Generate an image of Alexander Jannaeus (Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king and high priest of Judea known for his territorial expansions and harsh rule during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE.)

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instanceOf Hasmonean ruler ⓘ
Jewish monarch ⓘ
high priest of Judea ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king of Judea ⓘ
alliedWith Sadducees ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alexander Yannai ⓘ
Yannai ⓘ
Yehonatan ⓘ
linked to: Yonatan
birthPlace Judea ⓘ
burialPlace Jerusalem ⓘ
capital Jerusalem ⓘ
coinage issued Hasmonean coins bearing his name ⓘ
conflict civil war in Judea ⓘ
wars with neighboring Hellenistic cities ⓘ
conflictWith Pharisees ⓘ
countryRuled Judea ⓘ
deathDate c. 76 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Judea ⓘ
dynasty Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish ⓘ
expandedTerritory Transjordan ⓘ
linked to: Jordan

coastal cities of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
parts of Idumea ⓘ
familyName Jannaeus ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Jannaeus
father John Hyrcanus I ⓘ
givenName Alexander ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
house House of Hasmoneus ⓘ
linked to: Hasmonean dynasty
language Aramaic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
mother unknown ⓘ
notableEvent mass crucifixion of opponents in Jerusalem ⓘ
notableFor civil conflict with the Pharisees ⓘ
combining kingship and high priesthood ⓘ
harsh and repressive rule ⓘ
territorial expansion of Judea ⓘ
positionHeld High Priest of Jerusalem ⓘ
King of Judea ⓘ
predecessor Aristobulus I ⓘ
reignEnd c. 76 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 103 BCE ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
sourceMention writings of Josephus ⓘ
spouse Salome Alexandra ⓘ
successor Salome Alexandra ⓘ
timePeriod early 1st century BCE ⓘ
late 2nd century BCE ⓘ

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Hasmonean dynasty → hasRuler → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Machaerus → builtBy → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Antigonus II Mattathias → grandfather → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Aristobulus II → father → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Aristobulus I → successor → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Aristobulus I → sibling → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Alexander Jannaeus → familyName → Jannaeus ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Jannaeus
Hyrcanus II → father → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Hasmon → hasDescendant → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Salome Alexandra → spouse → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Salome Alexandra → predecessor → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Antigonus II → grandfather → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Alexander Yannai → alsoKnownAs → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Yannai → name → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Shlomtzion → predecessor → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Shlomtzion → spouse → Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
Itureans → subjugatedBy → Hasmonean ruler Alexander Jannaeus ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Jannaeus